THRONE OF ASHES Book Two of The Dragonblood Crown Trilogy by MK Dalton A kingdom forged in blood now fractures under fire. Lia Blackheart is no longer running from the truth of what she is. The crown she was never meant to inherit has begun to remember her. Marked by sacrifice and bound to a legacy written in fire, Lia must face a world determined to burn her secrets to ash. Dragons stir. Armies march. And the man bound to her by blood and fate now stands on the wrong side of the throne. Ryker Drakmoor rules a kingdom unraveling from every direction. Enemies close in, alliances rot from within, and whispers of war creep through the halls of Blackstone. The woman he marked—the one he lost—may be the only force capable of destroying everything he has fought to protect. As ashes fall and loyalties shatter, the truth claws its way to the surface. The crown does not forgive. And it never forgets. Some legacies are inherited. Others are survived. From ruin rises truth—and from truth, war.